20 Sep 2022

Meet ‘The Real Love Boat’ Contestants About To Set Sail

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Ahoy mateys! I hope you don’t get seasick because reality TV is about to set sail for new series, The Real Love Boat.

The Channel 10 show will see a bunch of sexy singles board Princess Cruises ship, Regal Princess, to form love connections while cruising across the waters of Spain, Greece, France, Italy, Turkey, and Montenegro. Must be nice, huh!

The reality series will be hosted by Darren McMullen, with Below Deck Mediterranean icon Hannah Ferrier acting as cruise director, alongside Studio 10’s Daniel Doody as head of entertainment, and Princess Cruises’ Paolo Arrigo guiding the love ship as captain.

Contestants will be thrown overboard (jokes, they will prob be sent away by boat) every week, and only one couple can make it to the final port. So who is among the cast of seaworthy singles? We’ve got a set of twins — Harley and his brother Jesse — who are ready for love. And Harley reckons he’s quite the catch, “I can cook and I am driven and respectful,” he said.

Another contestant described herself as “chronically single”, with Tyler revealing she has never been on a date. When asked why she thinks she’s still single, Tyler replied “I am just a lot for people to get used to.” Huge mood, my good sis.

Bisexual contestant Chris will also board The Real Love Boat, and wants to overcome his fear of his potential partner not accepting his sexuality. When it comes to the qualities he looks for in a partner, Chris said he is looking for “someone who shares my passion for travel and can help me best version of myself.” Tbh, I’m already Chris’ biggest fan.

The season kicks off on October 5th, so it’s not long now! Ships away!